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#5977BB

#5977bb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#5977bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 46.67% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.41% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.63°, with 41.88% saturation and 54.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1891

Complementary

  1. #5977bb
  2. #bb9d59

Split complementary

  1. #5977bb
  2. #bb6c59
  3. #a8bb59

Analogous

  1. #59a8bb
  2. #5977bb
  3. #6c59bb

Triadic

  1. #5977bb
  2. #bb5977
  3. #77bb59

Tetradic

  1. #5977bb
  2. #9d59bb
  3. #bb9d59
  4. #77bb59

Square

  1. #5977bb
  2. #bb59a8
  3. #bb9d59
  4. #59bb6c

Monochromatic

  1. #243457
  2. #3a548e
  3. #5977bb
  4. #8fa3d1
  5. #c6d0e7

Shades

#5977bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5977bb
  2. #506ba8
  3. #475f96
  4. #3e5383
  5. #354770
  6. #2d3c5e
  7. #24304b
  8. #1b2438
  9. #121825
  10. #090c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#5977bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5977bb
  2. #6a85c2
  3. #7a92c9
  4. #8ba0cf
  5. #9badd6
  6. #acbbdd
  7. #bdc9e4
  8. #cdd6eb
  9. #dee4f1
  10. #eef1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5977bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5977bb
  2. #5d78b5
  3. #6179af
  4. #657aa9
  5. #697ba3
  6. #6d7c9e
  7. #707c98
  8. #747d92
  9. #787e8c
  10. #7c7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d7898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c7dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5174ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #298690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b7bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5475ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4180a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5977bb {
  color: #5977bb;
}
Background
.bg-5977bb {
  background-color: #5977bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-5977bb {
  border: 2px solid #5977bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5977bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 119 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 42% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5977bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5977bb, #6c59bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5977bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 119 187 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.07 #a68844 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#5977bb  rgb(89, 119, 187)  hsl(222, 42%, 54%)  Glaucous
#bb9d59  rgb(187, 157, 89)  hsl(42, 42%, 54%)  Camel
#bb5977  rgb(187, 89, 119)  hsl(342, 42%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#77bb59  rgb(119, 187, 89)  hsl(102, 42%, 54%)  Mantis